Portfolio Night 2023 to take place in 25 cities including Riyadh for the first time
Posted on 2023 Apr,17


Young creatives looking to break into the industry can now get tickets for The One Club for Creativity’s global Portfolio Night, taking place mostly on June 1, 2023 in 25 cities in 16 countries and regions.

Established in 2003, Portfolio Night has long been recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program. This fast-paced evening of advice, networking and recruitment takes place in dozens of cities around the world on the same date to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.  

A number of additional cities and hosts have been added since the initial Portfolio Night launch announcement last month. 

Below is a complete list of cities and hosts for June 1, with exceptions on the date as indicated. All events will be held in person unless otherwise noted. 

       • Riyadh: ‿ and us

  • Buenos Aires: Círculo de Creatividad Argentina
  • Charleston: book180 (May 31, virtual)
  • Cleveland: Brokaw
  • Dallas: Dieste (June 8)
  • Denver: Motive
  • Guatemala City: EstoEsMarte and Good Mood (June 8)
  • Helsinki: Bob the Robot / NoA
  • Hong Kong: Ogilvy Hong Kong
  • Houston: Adcetera
  • Lisbon: Clube da Criatividade de Portugal (May 24)
  • Manila: Adobo Magazine
  • Miami: Alma 
  • Montréal: Tank WW
  • Mumbai: BBDO India, DDB Mudra Group, TBWA\India (June 9)
  • New York: Havas New York
  • Pan-India: BBDO India, DDB Mudra Group, TBWA\India (June 8, virtual)
  • Paris: DDB Paris
  • Santiago: Inbrax
  • San Francisco: Odysseus Arms
  • São Paulo: Africa
  • Seoul: Paulus
  • Shanghai: BBH China (June 7 or 8, to be confirmed)
  • Singapore: BBDO Singapore and TBWA\Singapore
  • Toronto: Tank WW (May 25)

 

Portfolio Night is an important event in advertising because it serves as the gateway for young talent to enter the industry, enabling the best of the present — hundreds of renowned international creative directors — to meet and mentor the leaders of the future in industry hubs around the world. 

It has also become a crucial tool for agencies in recruiting top young talent, providing a platform for recognition from local industry peers, and giving agencies a place on the global stage as the ad world tunes in to this one-of-a-kind event.

The program includes Portfolio Night All-Stars, a weeklong virtual program where each city host selects one young creative in their market with the best portfolio to participate. These lucky All-Stars will work in teams on a brief from a major global brand sponsor to be determined, and attend seminars and recruiting sessions.  At the end of the week, each team presents their pitch, with the winning team being flown to New York by The One Club for a week of events and networking opportunities.

Branding for Portfolio Night 2023 was created by Nana Rausch at Quick Honey, based in New York and Berlin.